NEWS: Peter von Stackelberg told a Spokane audience about thousands of documents that show chemical companies systematically covered up the human health risks of some of their chemicals to keep making a profit. One of his suggestions? "We need to have a death penalty for corporations."

FBI starts week of investigations into Kavanaugh claims
On Saturday, agents with the FBI started contacting potential witnesses to interview them regarding sexual assault claims against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, as the agency works to complete a limited, days-long background check, the New York Times reports.

Sea cucumber caper
A Washington man who apparently underreported his take of sea cucumbers by nearly 250,000 pounds has been sentenced to prison and ordered to pay $1.5 million for so drastically impacting the sea cucumber population, the Associated Press reports.